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Lehigh Valley welcomes Bethlehem Steel FC

The 2016 USL expansion team the Philadelphia Union will operate in the Lehigh Valley has been named Bethlehem Steel FC after the legendary area club of the early 1900s.

The Union opened fan voting for the team name, and Bethlehem Steel
FC was a clear winner with 80 percent of the votes.

“We are thrilled by the strong fan interest in determining the name of our new USL team,” Philadelphia Union chairman Jay
Sugarman said. “We continue to believe in the deep history of this sport in our region and this is a tremendous way to pay homage to the past, while also reflecting the important role of the
club in the Union family. Bethlehem Steel FC is the final piece of player development that creates a clear path to first team.”

Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club won five U.S. Open Cups
in the competition's first 13 years -- 1915, 1916, 1918, 1919 and 1926 -- and still shares the record for most championships in the competition's 102-year history.